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Notes - 200114 - Hardware Review & OS Concepts PDF
Notes - 200114 - Hardware Review & OS Concepts PDF
OPERATING SYSTEMS
COMPUTER HARDWARE REVIEW
OS CONCEPTS OVERVIEW
AGENDA
OS Introduction
Flavors of OS
Hardware Review
OS Concepts Overview
System Calls
Various OS Approaches
WHAT IS AN OS?
Abstract Interface
Service provider for hardware
Abstracts the details of the machine
Provides an API (system calls) to user
Resource Manager
Multiple users, multiple resources
Orderly, controlled allocation of resources
Fairness, protection, space-time, etc.
HISTORY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
Machine-centric Human-centric